Definitions for "retire"
To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice.
To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.
A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
To stop working at the current job because of reaching the age of retirement.
To stop using a piece of climbing gear (for climbing) due to age or damage.
To postpone or end one's innings, either voluntarily through boredom when you're simply too good for the opposition, or involuntarily and in agony, when a nasty fast bowler has taken his pound of flesh
To pay off a debt.
To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt.
to pay off the principal on a loan, thereby fulfilling the obligation under the loan contract.
To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
Johnson closed his hotel, refusing to sell it to a new owner.
lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
cause to be out on a fielding play
cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.
leave office or employment
dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
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The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires.